Sayings of Prophet Muhammad
may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
Fasting
The Blessings of the Month of Ramadan
Hadrat Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) reports "On the last day of Sha''ban, Allah''s Messenger (May the blessings of Allah be with him) addressed us and said: ''O people, there comes over you now a great month, a most blessed month in which lies a night more greater in virtue than one thousand months. It is a month in which Allah (The Glorified and the Exalted) has made compulsory that the days should be observed by fasting. And he has made Sunnah the Taraweh by night. Whosoever intends drawing nearer to Allah (The Glorified and the Exalted) by performing any virtuous deed, for him shall be the reward like him who had performed fardh at any other time. And whoever performs fardh, for him shall be the reward of seventy fardh in any other time. This is indeed the month of patience, and the reward for true patience is (Paradise). It is the month of sympathy with one''s fellowmen. It is the month wherein a true believer''s rizq (sustenance) is increased. Whosoever feeds another who fasted, in order to break the fast (at sunset), for him shall be forgiveness for his sins and emancipation from the fire of Hell and for him shall be the same reward as for him (who he fed) without that person''s reward being decreased in the least."
Thereupon we said: "O Messenger of Allah, not all of us possess the means whereby we can give a fasting person to break his fast." The Messenger of Allah replied: ''Allah grants the same reward to him who gives a fasting person to break the fast a mere date or a drink of water or a sip of milk."